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(TOKYO) One medal and Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix could make history. Two, and she’ll smash another record.
The 35-year-old U.S. track star has won nine medals across four Olympics the most out of any female athlete in U.S. track and field history.
If she picks up her 10th in Tokyo, she would have more than any female Olympic track and field athlete ever, besting the record currently held by Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey.
If she wins two medals at the games, Felix would have the most medals out of anyone in U.S. Olympic track and field history, surpassing legend Carl Lewis’ record of 10.
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What’s USA team for athletics and track field at Tokyo Olympics 2021?
The U.S. Olympic Track & Field roster is in place for the Games featuring a bevy of veterans combined with a legion of 81 first-time Olympians.
at the Olympic Trials, which took place from
June 18-27, except for the marathoners who qualified through a separate trial in 2020. The top three finishers in each event at the trials joined
the Olympic roster.
six defending 2019 World Champions, and
eight 2021 NCAA Division I Champions. Athletics is set to begin on
Friday, 30 July at 9:00 a.m. JST in Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium.
The U.S. squad is headlined by a